On 11/21/2016 08:32 PM, Fred Smith wrote:
On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 08:21:01AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
I have a 1TB drive that is getting I/O errors enough that while I
was out of the country, it hung and my wife was NOT happy. So it is
time to replace it. And with a 2TB file.
This is a server with the drive as EXT4, boot partitions, swap
partition, and a few data (/boot, /, etc.) partitions.
Given that I am experiencing I/O errors, it would seem that a dd is
not advisable. I can dd the boot portion onto a new drive, I can
build the partitions on a new drive. I can boot the system with a
live CD.
What is a good way to move the OS and all the data? I used
Clonezilla some many years ago, but that does not seem to be the way
to go when there are bad sections on the source drive?
I'd try ddrescue. I used it on my wife's win7 box a couple years
ago and it just quietly did the job, despite bad spots on the HD.
Thanks for the information. Now to go out and buy a new drive. And
read the man on ddrescue.
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